Pinnacle Peak (Ladakh)

Pinnacle Peak
Nun, Kun and Pinnacle in the distance
Highest point
Elevation6,930 m (22,740 ft)[1]
Prominence470 m (1,540 ft)[1]
ListingUltra
Coordinates34°1′16.57″N 76°4′50.34″E / 34.0212694°N 76.0806500°E / 34.0212694; 76.0806500[1]
Geography
Pinnacle Peak is located in Ladakh
Pinnacle Peak
Pinnacle Peak
Ladakh, India
Pinnacle Peak is located in India
Pinnacle Peak
Pinnacle Peak
Pinnacle Peak (India)
LocationSuru Valley, Kargil, Ladakh, India
Parent rangeHimalaya
Climbing
First ascent1906 by Fanny Bullock Workman (U.S.)
Easiest routeWest Ridge: glacier/snow/ice climb

The Pinnacle Peak is a part and third highest summit with elevation 22,740 ft (6,930 metres) of the Nun Kun mountain massif of the western Himalayan Range, located near the Suru valley, on Kargil Zanskar road[2] 80 kilometers west of Kargil town.

The Pinnacle Peak is located north-east of Nun 23,409 ft (7,135 metres) which is the highest summit of the massif and is separated from it by a snowy plateau of 4 km in length, between them rises another peak Kun 23,219 ft (7,077 metres).

  1. ^ a b c "The Karakoram, Pakistan Himalaya and India Himalaya (north of Nepal)".
  2. ^ "Summit on Kargil Zanaskar road". indiatravelogue.com. Retrieved 2012-05-26.